Table 3.
Differences of QOL score for clinical characteristics of the respondents
| N (%) |
Total QOL score |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||
| Age of onset (year) |
|
|
0.096a |
| <10 |
30 (28.3) |
69.6 (16.0) |
|
| 10-25 |
50 (47.2) |
65.0 (16.4) |
|
| >25 |
26 (24.5) |
74.1 (13.8) |
|
| Type of seizure |
|
|
0.982b |
| Partial |
27 (25.5) |
69.0 (17.0) |
|
| Generalised |
79 (74.5) |
68.9 (15.7) |
|
| Duration of epilepsy (year) |
|
|
0.379a |
| <5 |
15 (14.2) |
73.0 (14.0) |
|
| 5-20 |
69 (65.1) |
69.1 (15.0) |
|
| >20 |
22 (20.7) |
65.6 (19.6) |
|
| Treatment |
|
|
0.131b |
| Monotherapy |
61 (57.5) |
70.9 (16.0) |
|
| Polytherapy |
45 (42.5) |
66.2 (15.6) |
|
| Co-morbidity |
|
|
0.871b |
| No |
87 (82.1) |
69.2 (15.8) |
|
| Yes |
19 (17.9) |
67.7 (17.1) |
|
| Family history |
|
|
0.891b |
| No |
94 (88.7) |
68.9 (16.0) |
|
| Yes |
12 (11.3) |
69.5 (16.1) |
|
| Etiology |
|
|
0.811b |
| Idiopathic |
55 (51.9) |
69.3 (16.5) |
|
| Other factors |
51 (48.1) |
68.5 (15.4) |
|
| Presence of seizure in past 4 weeks |
|
|
<0.001b |
| Absent |
54 (50.9) |
74.3 (14.1) |
|
| Present | 52 (49.1) | 63.3 (15.9) |
aOne-way ANOVA, bindependent t test.